Almost 11,000 Australian patients have been warned that they may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis and other blood-borne diseases due to appalling hygiene negligence in Sydney dental clinics.

In the changing world of dentistry, it is only logical that the role of the dental hygienist will be growing and developing as well. Dental Consultant Jack Abrams sat down with Wendy Briggs, dental hygienist and president of The Team Training Institute to discuss the changing role of the dental hygienist.

According to the National Cancer Institute, it is projected that approximately 1,665,540 people in the United States will be diagnosed with cancer in 2014, and of these cases, 42,440 people will be affected by oral cancer.